CS 5/7312, Fall 2026

User Interface/User Experience (UI/UX)

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Prof. Jeff Tian
Dept. of Computer Science,
Southern Methodist University,
3145 Dyer Street, Dallas, TX 75275
Caruth Hall 425
(214)768-2861
tian@smu.edu (preferred means of communication)
s2.smu.edu/~tian/class/7312.26f
MW 3:30-4:50pm, Caruth 161
MW 2-3pm and by appointment via e-mail
TBD

Website still under construction. Please be patient.
Please submit all your course deliverables, including homework assignments, project related material, and the Final Exam (except Exam#1/#2 for on-campus students), via Canvas.
Slides and additional papers/chapters/documents/etc. are available on Canvas, under the "Files" section.
Exam info:
- Exam#1: 10/5/2026 at regular class time;
- Exam#2: 11/16/2026 at regular class time;
- Final exam: Take-home exam, one week, from 12/3/2026 at 6pm to 12/10/2026 at 6pm. (Official final time: 12/10/2026 3-6pm.)
- Sample exams will be available on Canvas.

Syllabus: See SMU simple syllabus on line and on Canvas (by the first day of class).
Tentative schedule (a rough schedule is also embedded in the syllabus)
Additional books and some interesting papers/publications/references
(including some additional references/books in addition to our main textbook, since the standard simply syllabus only gives required textbooks)
Some other material will also be available on Canvas, e.g., sample exams, homework/project/exam submission links, grades/feedback, announcements, selected papers/documents, etc.

Prepared by Jeff Tian (tian@smu.edu).
Posted: Aug. 20, 2026. Last update: Aug. 22, 2026.